Josh Hakala

Washtenaw County officials raised a pride flag at the county’s administration building this morning.

An effort in Lansing could change the way the Electoral College operates. A bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would have the state join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

The legal team representing Eastern Michigan basketball star Emoni Bates has reached a plea agreement with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office.In exchange for the dropping of two felony gun charges, Bates will plead guilty to attempted illegal transportation of a weapon. This is a misdemeanor which can be cleared from his record as long as he completes a diversion program for youthful offenders.

Graphic images of aborted fetuses and a large video board showing abortion footage were on display on Eastern Michigan University’s campus today.

The strike by the faculty at Eastern Michigan University is in its second day. Educators have been picketing on EMU’s campus as their union is facing a lawsuit from the administration that could force them to go back to work.

Mosquitos have seen a five to ten percent drop in population this summer.Michiganders may have noticed a few less itchy bites on their arms, legs and that awful spot in between your fingers. That’s because the weather in recent months has not been very mosquito friendly.This is good news for most people, but not for mosquito experts like Ned Walker. He’s a professor of microbiology and entomology at Michigan State University.